Research shows that pacifiers disrupt infants’ mimicry of facial
expressions. This experiment examines whether pacifiers interfere with
caretakers’ ability to mimic infants’ emotions. Adults saw photographs of
infants with or without a pacifier.
When infants had pacifiers, perceivers showed reduced EMG activity to infants’
smiles. Smiles of infants using a pacifier were also rated as less happy than
smiles depicted without a pacifier. The same pattern was observed for
expressions of distress: adults rated infants presented with pacifiers as less
sad than infants without pacifiers. We discuss deleterious effects of pacifier
use for the perceiver’s resonance with a child’s emotions.
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Bölüm | Makaleler |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 30 Temmuz 2018 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 4 Temmuz 2018 |
Kabul Tarihi | 16 Temmuz 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018 |